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as in paralyzed
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
the malfunctioning of a single component can incapacitate the engine
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as in crippled
to cause severe or permanent injury to
the stroke left her completely incapacitated
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Recent Examples of incapacitated
Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors accused him of filming and sharing a video of an incapacitated 17-year-old girl in April 2009.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
The lieutenant governor assumes the top job if the governor is incapacitated or dies.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Other social welfare programs have safety valves to protect weak, incapacitated or disabled clients from being exploited by people in power.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors accused him of filming and sharing a video of an incapacitated 17-year-old girl in April 2009.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence from public life has raised speculation that he could be incapacitated or dead.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
The lieutenant governor assumes the top job if the governor is incapacitated or dies.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapacitated
Adjective
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Getting that exemption will be more difficult than most people had expected, meaning that more sick and disabled people are likely to lose their Medicaid coverage.—
Tara Bannow,
STAT,
3 June 2026
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There are special additional rules for households with elderly or disabled members.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Based on the author’s experiences with anxiety from his teen years to being struck with Guillain-Barre syndrome as an adult, which paralyzed him for six months.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
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The boy was unconscious for several minutes and temporarily paralyzed, according to the lawsuit.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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The protest largely crippled the country’s center, with highways closed and public transportation halted by the massive crowds in both Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv metro area.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Every team has injuries, but the Packers’ laundry list crippled a team that, when largely healthy, was a legitimate Super Bowl contender.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Last week, a drone strike on a bustling market in central Sudan killed 28 people and wounded dozens more.—
Fatma Khaled,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Witnesses to the downtown Sacramento mass shooting that left six dead and more than a dozen wounded as nightclubs closed on K Street sensed trouble in the moments before the shots were fired.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Earlier this month, Nancy Guthrie, the elderly and infirm mother of Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was violently taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
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The four Democratic members of the JBC, which controls the state budget, asked with growing consternation why the Department of Corrections hadn’t brought them a plan to address overcrowding, to step up releases of old and infirm inmates, or to improve its own shortcomings.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2026
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And in the southeast, one peacekeeper with the United Nations Interim Force died and two others were injured after a mortar shell struck their position.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Every day, there are news reports of hundreds of people rioting in cities across our country — windows being smashed, merchandise stolen, police vehicles damaged and people being attacked and injured.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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But given the island’s small size and enfeebled state, the risks seem much smaller than in Iran.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
20 May 2026
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With this enfeebled mind my only recourse is poetry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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So began the journey to create a hideaway resort sensitive to the natural environment and a marine reserve with the aim to recover the coral reefs damaged by dynamite fishing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The real risk starts when a pan gets too hot, too damaged or used in the wrong way.—
Ryan Brennan
June 2,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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“Incapacitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapacitated. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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